''Virbia ferruginosa'', the rusty holomelina, is a
moth in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. It was described by
Francis Walker in 1854. It is found from
Nova Scotia to
British Columbia in
Canada. In the United States it is found from the northeast and upper Midwest, south to
Virginia,
Mississippi,
Missouri and
Louisiana.
There is one generation per year with adults on wing in July.
Larvae have been reared on
dandelion species.
[, 2008]
"A faunal review of ''Virbia'' (formerly ''Holomelina'') for North America North of Mexico (Arctiidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini)"
''Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History''. 48 (3): 59-118.
References
Moths described in 1854
ferruginosa
Moths of North America
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